| East Jefferson General Hospital Extends Comprehensive IT Outsourcing ...
DALLAS, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- East Jefferson General Hospital of Metairie, Louisiana, has renewed its contract for comprehensive IT outsourcing with Phoenix Health Systems. The 5 year contract extension is the second extension of East Jefferson's original contract signed in 2003. Under the renewed agreement, Phoenix, a national provider of healthcare information technology outsourcing solutions, will continue to staff and manage the hospital system's Information Services Department, which includes providing IT strategic planning, project management, network management, desktop support and data center management. "Phoenix understands the unique challenges facing East Jefferson since Hurricane Katrina and in our future plans for operational excellence," said Dr.
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7. Desktop Upgrades AVERAGE SPENDING: $3.21M WHAT IT IS: Computers that let workers access corporate data. WHY IT'S HOT IN 2006: Faster and more reliable PCs are replacing older machines. When Ed A. Klein joined Royal Resorts as CIO two years ago, the eight-resort company based in Cancún, Mexico, was having a few problems with its 1,000 desktop PCs. Most were running Windows 98; many were unstable. "People were losing files because their machines were freezing up on them," Klein says, noting that the humid and salty tropical air had corroded the computer circuitry in some locations. .
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George Ou Latest Post | Last 10 Posts | Archives Samsung multi-function printers scan direct to USB Posted in: Networking News Events Energy efficiency - green CES2008 Unfortunately, one of the least used features on all-in-one multi-function printers and heavy duty copier/scanner/printer machines is the scan function because it's simply too complicated. If you're lucky, IT will set up your email account as a preconfigured setting and they'll teach you how to scan a document to your email inbox. If you're geeky enough to go and figure out how to key in your own email, then you might be one of the other two people in the building that uses the scan functionality. But most people simply keep paper copies and do everything the way they've always done it by making more copies and storing them in a file cabinet if they're organized enough.
Ryla Launches Call Center Services for Crisis Response, Seasonal ...
ATLANTA, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryla Teleservices, a leading provider of customer contact solutions and business process outsourcing based in Kennesaw, announces the launch of a new practice focused on fulfilling short-term, quick ramp-up and seasonal customer contact solutions for companies, government agencies and nonprofits. Ryla will concentrate its new practice primarily on crisis response, seasonal retail and political solutions. Additional markets to be targeted by Ryla include the insurance industry for open enrollment seasonal support. Mark Wilson, Ryla CEO, stated the move is a natural progression for Ryla. "Whether it's providing crisis response for the increasing number of data breaches, overflow support for retailers during peak buying periods or data gathering and survey-related work for political organizations, Ryla is well poised to deliver, building on our experience for clients such as ProFlowers, BENEFEDS and others," said Wilson.
SunGard Availability Services Says There is No Off Season to Keep ...
WAYNE, Pa., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Many companies only think about their information availability plans in preparation for an active summer storm season. But as the 2007 hurricane season has come to a close, SunGard Availability Services reminds all companies that now is not the time to set their plans on a shelf to collect dust. There is no off-season for preparedness, and as companies head into the new year of their business cycles, they should take advantage of the remaining months of the year to test and refresh existing plans, helping to identify changes in rapidly evolving IT environments and business processes. "It is natural for companies to think about their information availability plans as hurricane season approaches, making sure they align with the current state of the business, both from an IT and business process perspective, in case a major storm should occur," said William DiMartini, senior vice president of professional services for SunGard Availability Services.
ACS Announces $111 Million Medicaid Contract Award with District of ...
DALLAS, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced a seven-year, $111 million contract re-bid award with the Department of Health, Medical Assistance Administration of the District of Columbia to continue operating the District's Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). ACS has been the District's Medicaid fiscal agent since February 2001 and received Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) certification for the District's current MMIS system in 2004. Under the renewed contract, ACS will provide, enhance and implement a CMS-certified MMIS, and will provide services to operate the enhanced MMIS and process District Medicaid claims. "We are looking forward to the implementation of a state-of-the-art, technologically advanced MMIS system that will be certified by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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